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EMIGRATION.
(ORDINANCE 30 OF 1915.)
(Tables IV and V.)
14. The number of assisted emigrants was 728 as compared with 1,466 in 1938.
15. The number of women and children emigrants was 28,574 as compared with 42,753 in 1938.
CHINESE BOARDING HOUSE.
(ORDINANCE 23 OF 1917.)
(Table VI.)
16. At the end of the year there were 126 boarding houses of all classes as against 141 at the end of 1938. During the year no new licences were taken out and fifteen licences were cancelled.
17. No convictions were obtained under the ordinance as compared with same in 1938.
PERMITS.
(ORDINANCE 22 OF 1919.)
(ORDINANCE 40 of 1932.)
18. 4,809 permits to fire crackers were issued, of which 3,878 were for weddings and the remainder for birthdays, shop-openings, etc. Fifty-two permits were issued for theatrical performances.
19. Other permits issued were twenty-three for religious ceremonies and nine for processions.
REGISTRATION OF BOOKS.
(ORDINANCE 2 OF 1888.)
20. 109 books were registered during the year as compared with eighty-one in 1938.
REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS.
(ORDINANCE 25 of 1927.)
(ORDINANCE 1 OF 1930.)
21. The number of registered Chinese newspapers on 31st December was sixty-eight of which eight were registered during the year.
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EMIGRATION.
(ORDINANCE 30 OF 1915.)
(Tables IV and V.)
14. The number of assisted emigrants was 728 as compared with 1,466 in 1938.
15. The number of women and children emigrants was 28,574 as compared with 42,753 in 1938.
CHINESE BOARDING HOUSE.
(ORDINANCE 23 OF 1917.)
(Table VI.)
16. At the end of the year there were 126 boarding houses of all classes as against 141 at the end of 1938. During the year no new licences were taken out and fifteen licences were cancelled.
17.
in 1938.
No convictions were obtained under the ordinance as compared with same
18.
PERMITS.
(ORDINANCE 40 of 1932.)
(ORDINANCE 22 OF 1919.)
4,809 permits to fire crackers were issued, of which 3,878 were for weddings and the remainder for birthdays, shop-openings, etc. Fifty-two permits were issued for theatrical performances.
19. Other permits issued were twenty-three for religious ceremonies and nine for processions.
REGISTRATION OF BOOKS.
(ORDINANCE 2 OF 1888.)
20. 109 books were registered during the year as compared with eighty-one
in 1938.
REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS.
(Ordinance 25 of 1927.)
(ORDINANCE 1 OF 1930.)
21. The number of registered Chinese newspapers on 31st December was sixty- eight of which eight were registered during the year.
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